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Character education – Respect,
Charity, Tolerance and empathy

on Remembrance Day 2020, James and Alice from Year 10 and
Mac and Chloe from Year 7, represented the whole College, staff
and governors in the laying of a wreath at the memorial cross in
Ivybridge. This act was in honour and respect of all who have
served this country, and to those who still continue to do so.
Although Remembrance Services have taken a different form this
year, we are proud to support the Royal British legion. Students
in all of their classes observed the 2 minutes silence, the most
sacrosanct element of Remembrance Day, where they were
respectful and thoughtful, bowing their heads in honour, before
listening to a recording of the last Post.
The College was extremely proud that Mailli, in Year 8, played the
last Post for the ceremony held on Sunday, 8 November in the
town.
The College always seeks to mark this poignant day and,
although we were unable to all physically gather together, the
respect and sentiment was still felt across the College site.

Character Education 9

embracing opportunities Through Creativity

With the current restrictions in place throughout the country due to Covid-19,
the Food Technology Department at the College have had to schedule their
practical cookery sessions for those students who opted for gCSe Food
Preparation and Nutrition. This unfortunately meant that the Year 7 students
would not have the opportunity to complete practical lessons in College.
To support the learning and enrichment of our young people, Kylie Nichols,
teacher of Food Studies at the College, decided to set the practical tasks
as ‘optional but encouraged’ home learning. She has been overwhelmed
by the positive learning attitude and enthusiasm of the young students,
saying, “The first two practical lessons were to make scones and soup. The
students engaged with the home learning with exceptional effort and
excitement; showing creativity and pride in presentation.”
This is an excellent example of how our students embrace opportunities
and go above and beyond to demonstrate their creativity in a subject like
Food, and also how they are adapting to new ways of working. Thank you
to Mrs Nichols for setting up this enriching experience for the students.

Anti-Bullying Week
In aid of raising funds and awareness of Anti-Bullying Week at the College various activities have taken place,
including, ‘odd Socks Day’, with staff and students alike embracing the opportunity to impress with their
colourful creations! Sales of Pride and Anti-Bullying wristbands and cake sales also raised funds to go towards
The Diana Award Anti-Bullying Campaign.
Year 12 and 13 BTeC Performing Arts students produced a fantastic video entitled ‘how do you cope with
struggle?’ which was shown to all Year groups in their morning Assemblies.
Morgan Keenan, in Year 12, who was part of the video project said, “The anti-bullying project as a whole was
something that I immediately knew had to be conducted with care due to the sensitivity of the subject. When
it comes to the topic of bullying, someone always has a story to tell and I really wanted to highlight that in the
video. We conducted interviews with our family and friends where they discussed the question of “how do
you cope with struggle”? We really wanted to emphasise in the video that bullying affects everyone, no
matter who they are, and that people who get bullied are not alone.”
Anti-Bullying Week is always a cause we feel strongly about as a College
and it was especially important to us that we continued to raise awareness
in this challenging year. A huge thank you to all of the staff and students
that have been involved, ensuring that everyone in the College community
feels valued and has a voice.